100 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Drug, rolsonous, aud Oil Plant Investigations W. W. Stockberger, Pliysiologist 



in Charge, 

 riiysiological and Fermentation Investigations R. 11. True, Physiologist In 



Charge. 

 Agricultural Technology N. A. Cobb, Technologist in 



Charge. 



Biophysical Investigations G. N. Collins, Botanist In Charge. 



Seed-Tistiug Laboratories; Enforcement of Seed- 

 Importation Act E. Brown, Bq^anlst in Charge. 



Cereal Investigations C. K. Ball, Cerealist in Charge. 



Corn Investigations C. 1'. Hartley, I'hysiologist in 



Charge. 

 Tobacco Investigations W. W. Garner, Pliysiologist in 



Charge. 

 Alkali and Drought Resistant Plant Investigations T. II. Kearney, Physiologist in 



Charge. 

 Sugar-Plant Investigations C. O. Townsend, Pathologist In 



Charge. 

 Economic and Systematic Botany Frederick V. Coville, Botanist 



in Charge. 

 Dry-Land Agriculture Investigations E. C. Chilcott, Agriculturist in 



Charge. 

 Western Irrigation Agriculture C. S. Scofleld, Agriculturist in 



Charge. 

 Horticultural and Pomological Investigations L. C. Corbett, Horticulturist and 



I'omologist in Charge. 

 Arlington Experimental Farm E. C. Butterfleld, Assistant Hor- 

 ticulturist in Charge. 

 Gardens and Grounds E. M. Byrnes, Assistant in 



Charge. 

 Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction David Fairchiid, Agricultural 



Explorer in Charge. 

 Forage-Crop Investigations C. V. Piper, Agrostologist in 



Charge. 

 Congressional Seed Distribution R. A. Oakley, Agronomist in 



Charge. 

 Demonstrations on Reclamation Projects A. C. Cooley, Agriculturist in 



Charge. 



From September 1, 1919, to August 31, 1920, the changes in the 

 l^ersonnel of the bureau were as follows : Kesignations, 747 ; deaths, 

 8 ; transfers from bureau, 46 ; furloughs, 12 ; terminations of appoint- 

 ments, 616 ; dismissals, 3 ; making a total of 1,432 employees dropped 

 from the rolls during that period. In the same period 1,165 appoint- 

 ments were made, leaving a net decrease of 267 in the total force of 

 the bureau. On September 1, 1920, the numerical strength of the 

 bureau was as follows : In Washington, 705 ; outside of Washington, 

 J ,131 ; total, 1,836. The total number of employees in the bureau on 

 the same date a year ago was 2,103. 



The new publications of the bureau (Department Bulletins, Farm- 

 ers' Bulletins, circulars and miscellaneous documents, with contribu- 

 tions to the Yearbook and to the Journal of Agricultural Research) 

 number 74, of which 9 were joint contributions with educational 

 institutions or with other bureaus or offices of the department. These 

 74 publications contain 2,144 pages, 115 full-page plates, and 774 

 text figures and were issued in first editions aggregating 1,258,760 

 coi^ies. The number of publications issued during the preceding 

 fiscal year was 130, containing 3,575 pages, 273 full-page plates and 

 671 text figures, the first editions aggregating 1,835,850 copies. The 

 contributions of this bureau to the series of Farmers' Bulletins were 

 reduced from 37 in 1918 and 29 in 1919 to 14 in the fiscal year covered 

 by this report. Only two papers emanating from this bureau were 

 printed in the Yearbook of the department for 1919. The number of 

 contributions from this bureau to the Journal of Agricultural Re- 

 search was 16. The very great reduction in the number of publica- 

 tions issued during the fiscal j'ear was due to shortage of funds and 

 the consequent withholding of many manuscripts for later issue. Re- 

 visions of 9 publications, containing 216 pages, were issued during 

 the 12 months, in editions totaling 300,000 copies. Only 6 publica- 



